action planned for later this week, i understand, and also for the 10th ofjuly by both the rmt and aslefhat the unions have announced further industrial action starting from thursday. so i can't give him any consolation because we can spend as much as we like on on upgrading the infrastructure, on providing new trains, on taking action over management failings, but if drivers and conductors failed to turn up for work, there's very little we do about it. the lords discussing trains. now, thejune 8th election was a significant landmark. not only did it ruin theresa may's hopes of greatly increasing her commons majority, it also ended the westminster careers — for the moment, anyway — of several individual politicians and it sent a clutch of brand—new mps to westminster. the grand total of new mps is 87. some have been making their maiden speeches in the commons. here are a few of them. the people of southport are egalitarian and charitable. but too often they have been taken advantage of, and the town has suffered as a result. i can assure my constituents that southport will no longer be a

a planned overtime ban by drivers on the network has been suspended for two weeks by the aslef union. long—running dispute over who should operate the train doors. 70% of people retiring this year in the capital are doing so earlier than expected — that's according to a survey by finance company prudential. people retiring in 2017 may have benefited from generous final salary schemes — which some experts say will only be available to a handful of people in future generations. the sundance film festival opens in london today. despite several events and red carpet premieres being cancelled over security fears, following the recent attack in manchester. salma hayek stars in the movie beatriz at dinner, which opens the festival. speaking alongside director miguel arteta, she explained why she wasn't put off from attending the screening here in the capital. first of all, i live here, so i didn't have to take a long flight. second of all, i am super excited for the uk to see this film. i think the sense of humour, it's perfect. for the english. and i think that the subject matters are going

the overtime ban, ordered by the aslef union, is in protest against the implementation of driver—onlyndon are all lagging behind the rest of the uk, with slower speeds, according to a new survey by which. other authorities, like broxbourne, reading and enfield, have some of the fastest broadband in the country. a mother has given her baby the name bobby after he was born outside chiswick police station. rebecca fox was on her way home from hospital last thursday when she started having pains. she pulled up at the police station and called for help. police staff memberjacky brosnan and pc holly foran, who you can see, were on hand to help deliver the newborn. let's have a look at the travel situation now. there is a good service on the tubes this morning. 0n the roads, major roadworks continue in parliament square. there is no access from whitehall to westminster bridge. local roads around grenfell tower remain closed, including barmley road. in tulse hill, norwood road is closed between the south circular and elmcourt road until 2july, for watermain work. let's have a check on the wea

drivers with the aslef union working on the southern rail network, have resumed their overtime ban.l action on the southern network, in protest against the introduction of driver—only trains. let's have a look at the travel situation now. there's a good service on the tube this morning across the whole network. 0n the roads, there are long delays on the m25 clockwise at j5 for sevenoaks, following a collision, queues are back to jii. there are london bound delays on the a2 heading out of eltham into kidbrooke due to works. in north acton, park royal road is closed at the junction of coronation road and acton lane due police incident to the south of middlesex hospital. let's have a check on the weather now with kate kinsella. if you were hoping for sunshine today then you're going to be rather disappointed. very similar to how it was yesterday so rather great day all in all with always the chance of all in all with always the chance of a bit of drizzle forming from the thickness of the clouds. we're starting on around 12 degrees, the air is still rather humid, as it was yesterday, so